Manor Farm Swallet
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Manor Farm Swallet is a cave
in the limestone of the Mendip Hills
, in Somerset
, England which was subject to numerous failed digging attempts between 1947 and 1973 as the surface shafts kept collapsing.
In 1973 access to the cave was gained by an artificial shaft and walling it against collapse.
Cave
A cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. The term applies to natural cavities some part of which is in total darkness. The word cave also includes smaller spaces like rock shelters, sea caves, and grottos.Speleology is the science of exploration and study...
in the limestone of the Mendip Hills
Mendip Hills
The Mendip Hills is a range of limestone hills to the south of Bristol and Bath in Somerset, England. Running east to west between Weston-super-Mare and Frome, the hills overlook the Somerset Levels to the south and the Avon Valley to the north...
, in Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England which was subject to numerous failed digging attempts between 1947 and 1973 as the surface shafts kept collapsing.
In 1973 access to the cave was gained by an artificial shaft and walling it against collapse.